Kelly is currently recruiting for a Production Supervisor on behalf of a well-established plastics manufacturer in Brantford, Ontario.
If you're a hands-on manufacturing leader who enjoys developing people, improving processes, and driving operational performance, this is an opportunity to join a growing organization where your leadership will have a direct impact on the success of the operation.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and enjoys balancing production goals, employee development, safety, and continuous improvement.
What's In It For You? Competitive salary of $72,000 - $94,000, based on experience
Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability coverage
RRSP/DPSP enrollment options
3 weeks of vacation
Safety boot reimbursement program
Prescription safety glasses reimbursement
Company-provided uniforms and PPE
Employee appreciation events and company-sponsored activities
Opportunity to lead, mentor, and develop a production team
Career growth within an established and growing manufacturing organization
What You'll Be Doing Leadership & Team Development Lead, coach, mentor, and develop production employees.
Create a positive, accountable, and safety-focused work environment.
Conduct performance reviews and provide ongoing coaching and feedback.
Support employee training, onboarding, and development initiatives.
Manage attendance, vacation schedules, overtime requests, and employee relations matters.
Safety Promote and enforce all health and safety policies and procedures.
Ensure employees are following safe work practices and using required PPE.
Participate in safety meetings, audits, observations, and hazard identification activities.
Foster a robust culture of safety and housekeeping throughout the facility.




Production & Quality Monitor daily production activities to ensure operational targets are achieved.
Support quality standards and ensure established procedures are consistently followed.
Work closely with Maintenance, Quality, Logistics, and Plant Leadership teams to support production goals.
Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce waste, and increase efficiency.
Support continuous improvement initiatives and new product introductions.
Administration Complete production reporting and documentation.
Maintain labour and production records within company systems.
Review and approve employee attendance records.
Support compliance with company policies and quality standards.
What We're Looking For Previous supervisory experience within a manufacturing environment.
Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop hourly production employees.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills.
Experience managing employee performance and providing effective coaching.
A strong commitment to workplace safety.
Experience using ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Strong Assets Experience within plastics manufacturing, extrusion, compounding, polymer processing, chemical processing, or other continuous manufacturing environments.
SAP experience.
ISO 9001 experience.
UKG experience.
Engineering degree or Engineering Technology diploma.
Schedule This position operates on a rotating continental schedule:
Ready to Take the Next Step? If you're an experienced manufacturing leader who enjoys building strong teams, driving results, and creating a safe and productive work environment, we'd love to hear from you.

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📌 Production Supervisor- Plastics Industry (Ontario)
🏢 Kelly Professional & Industrial
📍 Ontario